Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through this week, easing by next week. The heat will focus further east in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley beginning next week. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the Great Basin today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Fire Weather Watch in effect from August 6, 12:00 PM MDT until August 6, 08:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

BLUFF CREEK (BLUM8)

Lat: 48.86833°NLon: 106.94814°WElev: 2550.0ft.

73°F

23°C

Humidity	28%
Wind Speed	NW 13 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	38°F (3°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	04 Aug 12:44 PM MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NW Opheim MT

Fire Weather Watch August 6, 12:00pm until August 6, 08:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

This Afternoon
High: 71 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Tonight
Low: 50 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Wednesday
High: 81 °F
Becoming
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 53 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 84 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 50 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 82 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 53 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 83 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Increasing clouds, with a high near 71. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming south southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday

Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 81. West wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northeast 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming east after midnight.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind around 9 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.